Recycled Newspaper Scrap from Japan
Waste and scrap newspapers primarily composed of mechanical pulp, collected from recycling programs for repulping. This falls under HTS 4707.30.00 as recovered paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp, explicitly exemplified by newspapers. It is sorted and baled for use in manufacturing recycled paper products.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Verify pulp composition through lab testing to confirm mainly mechanical pulp content; obtain certificates of recycling origin to prove non-hazardous status; bale uniformly to meet container loading standards and prevent rejection